Community News: Liberty House Cocktail Class, Dumplings at Ahri's, and More

Bulgogi Dumplings from Ahri's Kitchen

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• Join Hudson Pride Center and Garden State Equality this Tuesday, 1/9, at Atlas, 130 Newark Ave, as they host an Evening with the Mayors of Hoboken and Jersey City and the LGBTQ community. The event starts at 8pm. 
• On Monday 1/8, Dolya Cafe, 128 Newark Avenue, will be celebrating their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the HDSID and Mayor Fulop at 4pm. 
• Prato Bakery has put together a special trip to Tuscany with a focus on enjoying the food and learning the cooking techniques of the region. The trip will run from 7/7-7/14. 

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• Cocoa Bakery has released their Passover menu, now available for pre-order. They've been without phone service for the past couple of weeks, so please make sure you email info@cocoabakerycafe.com to place any orders. 
• Whealth is offering a new menu for spring. 

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• Ben & Jerry of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream will be at Zeppelin Hall on Monday to help register voters and campaign for Bernie Sanders from 6:30-8pm - and they will be giving away free ice cream. 
• Beginning Monday, Milk Sugar Love will start summer hours. The shop will be open every day from 11am-10pm. 
• After some renovations and menu revamping, Raval started serving brunch again this weekend. They will be offering it every Sunday between 12pm and 4pm.
• The Archer has launched their new spring menu for both cocktails and food. 

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• The Jersey City Brew Club has rescheduled their annual brewery bus trip after it was cancelled because of weather and tickets are currently on sale. They'll be visiting Newburgh, Mill House, and Defiant Brewery.
• Sam a.m. has introduced a new spring menu. 
• Congratulations to Jersey Girls Food Tours for their mention in Gold Coast magazine.
• Cocoa Bakery has started offering foccacia sandwiches.
• Congratulations to Departed Soles for being the first brewery to be featured in Fuse's new digital series, "Beer Rx".

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• Cocoa Bakery suffered an oven fire early on the weekend and will have to replace their commercial oven. If you can, stop by to support them and eat something delicious in the process.
• Ahri's Kitchen has added some new menu items.
• Congratulations to Raval for their profile in the Hudson Reporter.
• Seven Sheep Coffee will now be carrying Do You Tea seasonal and signature blends. 

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• Join 9 Bar Cafe for a special Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Month celebration tomorrow.
• The Hamilton Inn will be serving their brunch menu tomorrow in honor of the holiday.
• Congratulations to Brazicki's Tavern, 153 Liberty Ave, on celebrating their 70th anniversary.
• Beginning 10/14, The Kitchen at Grove Station will no longer be BYO and will have a $10 $25 corkage fee along with their all new beer and wine list. Cocktails to follow soon.

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• Congratulations to White Star who celebrated 10 years in business this weekend and had a good time doing it!
• Every Tuesday, Hamilton Inn is hosting a special lobster feast from 5pm-11pm
• Milk Sugar Love launched their special June Sundae, a spin on traditional Filipino dessert Halo Halo, this weekend in collaboration with Eighty Mag. A portion of the proceeds will help fund the third issue.
• LITM has started offering desserts from Chilltown Kitchen, local catering company, including some gluten-free options.

Short Grain Now Open!

Short Grain, new Jersey City cafe, quietly opened over the weekend, serving breakfast and lunch.

Raval Opens This Week!

Spanish tapas bar Raval , (136 Newark Ave, off of Grove) is set to have their grand opening on Wednesday, May 27th and their ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 29th at 5pm. Run by Restaurant Development Group, the owners of Satis Bistro, this is one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year (at least by me) and the team behind it has been hard at work over the past several months, getting everything ready, creating mosaics, putting up art, and finalizing the menus.

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• White Star Bar announced that they are opening another restaurant, but have yet to give details. So far, the space looks beautiful. 
• Lizzmonade will be back at the Grove St. Farmer's Market tomorrow.
• McGinley Square Pub, a new pub with a focus on craft beers, opened last week right by McGinley Square. 
• Talde Jersey City is celebrating Filipino Restaurant Week by offering a $35 three course menu option through May 23rd

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• Just BeClaws announced they will open on this Thursday, May 14th at 3:00pm
• Dullboy launched a full brunch cocktail menu this week.
• Last week, in celebration of three years of business, VB3 unveiled a brand new look and menu. The changes include al fresco dining, a lunch tasting menu, and more. 
• NJBiz featured Talde and Carrino Provisions in an article about successful growth in Jersey City.

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• Congratulations to Thirty Acres on receiving three stars from Eater on their new tasting menu and special congratulations to Kevin Pemoulie who was named one of the People's Best New Chefs for the NY region. Voting is going on through April 8th, so click here to show your support.
• Milk Sugar Love has started serving the first sundae in the summer-long sundae collaboration with chefs around Jersey City. This month's collaboration is with Sam a.m. and has french toast ice cream, candied bacon, and raspberry syrup. It will be available every weekend this month. 
• Along with the new summer sundaes, Milk Sugar Love has introduced a new flavor of the month: Lime in the Coconut.
• On April 14th, Komegashi Too is hosting a scotch tasting. Contact them for reservations. 

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• Talde JC started offering brunch this weekend. They don't have an official menu posted yet, but so far, there have been pictures of filipino fried rice, kung pao chicken and waffles, and bacon pad thai amongst others.
• Park & Sixth has updated their lunch menu and is now also offering delivery from Seamless.
• modcup was featured on JerseyFYI.

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• Congratulations to Talde JC and Carrino Provisions for this write-up from Tasting Table.
• Porta Pizza will be having their first Jersey City Dinner Party on March 5th. Featuring Australian wines from Mitolo Wines, it will be a five course diner with wine pairing and tickets are $60 each. Call now to reserve your seat. 
• On March 4th, join See Spot Rescued for their 3rd "Hair of the Dog" happy hour fundraising event from 7-10pm at Carrino Provisions.
• This Friday, The Iron Money is throwing a Clown Shoes Carnival to celebrate 1 year of the brewery distributing in NJ. There will be games, carnival food, and lots of beer. 

Weekend Events

This weekend, there's plenty to check out in Jersey City and a lot of it involves drinking.

Friday night, there's a fundraiser for the Jersey City Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band at HopsScotch.

Tonight is the second night at new beer garden Taphaus, and they'll be open until 10 pm and continuing with 30% off. They will also be open until 10pm on Saturday.

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• Today is the last day to sign up for the Milk Sugar Love pint club. If you get a friend to sign up, you receive a free pint of Designated Driver, a red wine ice cream that was created in collaboration with Madame Claude Wines.
• This Tuesday, 10/7, Roman Nose is having a wine tasting of 6 wines from the Veneto Region for $30 to be served with complimentary bruschetta. It will run from 5pm-10pm and no reservations are necessary.
• Sam a.m. started offering a new fall menu this weekend.

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• Congratulations to all those who participated in the Chili Cook-Off and thanks to 4th Street Arts for their hard work in putting it on! It was a fun and food-filled good time. To read all about it, including who won, check out judge Peter Genovese's article.
• Choc-O-Pain has some new bakery items ready for Mothers Day, including an indulgent-looking chocolate ganache tart with strawberries, so start placing your orders now.
• Trolley Car Bar and Grill has started offering brunch on the weekends beginning at 12pm.
• Barcade is now offering a free app that tracks tap lists, events, and scores. However, for right now, it looks like it's only available for Apple through iTunes.

Event Recap: 6th Borough Market is Back!

Besides Project: Earth, this weekend was also the official reopening of the 6th Borough Market! Held once a month, the 6th Borough Market is a family-friendly outdoor market that focuses on vintage and handmade goods of all kinds with an emphasis on fun and community.

It's amazing to walk around the market and just look at the physical evidence of people's creativity and hard work. There was lots of jewelry, some really interesting art, baby goods, and several booths where I could easily see myself picking up a gift or three in the future.

And of course, there was some excellent food. Amongst the options, there was Choc-O-Pain with bread and sweets, Iced Tea Fusion - a newcomer to the market, Milk Sugar Love and Jersey City Veggie Burgers were both there for their second day of markets, as was Incrediballs, and several other new and familiar faces.

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• Jersey City has a new bubble tea shop coming to town! The Big Straw will be moving into 276 1st Street, right off Jersey Avenue and they are currently hiring. If you want to get a preview, check them out at Groove on Grove, May 7th.
• Speaking of hiring, Thirty Acres is looking for experienced bussers for weekend dinner and brunch shifts. Email them at info@thirtyacresrestaurant.com to apply.
• Sam a.m. and Satis Bistro both debuted new spring menus this week! Sam a.m.'s menu features some new sandwiches including a shrimp po'boy and Satis Bistro's dinner menu now includes a number of spring produce based dishes.

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• Congratulations to Razza, Madame Claude's Cafe, and Liberty House Restaurant for being named in CBS New York's "Best Romantic Restaurants in Hoboken and Jersey City"!
• This weekend, Battello officially started offering brunch on the weekends! While there is no official menu up yet on the site, there is a waffle  you can start ogling. 
• If you want to know more about Battello before checking it out, Ryan DePersio, executive chef, was recently featured in NJ.com's dining section. 
• According to The Jersey City Life, Eric Girerd of L'Atelier du Chocolat is planning to open a shop in Jersey City near the Grove Pointe Apartment Complex. This would be the second location for the shop which focuses on high-end truffles and filled chocolates.